“Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.”
Romans 12:21 CJB
This really is one of the hardest things to overcome! Why? We have evil thoughts all the time! You may say not me! But, how do you feel when you are cut off in traffic? How do you feel when your neighbor does something wrong to you? How do you feel when your boss overlooks you or reprimands you for no reason? These are just a few things that can make us have evil thoughts towards each other!
“You heard that our fathers were told, ‘Do not murder,’ and that anyone who commits murder will be subject to judgment. But I tell you that anyone who nurses anger against his brother will be subject to judgment; that whoever calls his brother, ‘you good-for-nothing!’ will be brought before the Sanhedrin; that whoever says, ‘Fool!’ incurs the penalty of burning in the fire of Ge-Hinnom!”
Matthew 5:21-22 CJB
Anger shows us how much we need a Savior, because if we are honest we all get angry and anger leads to evil thoughts! We all need to check ourselves on the things that irritate us, then focus on repenting and give the issue over to God!
“Don’t take vengeance on or bear a grudge against any of your people; rather, love your neighbor as yourself; I am Adonai.”
Leviticus 19:18 CJB
So don’t hold grudges or think we need to have vengeance, instead give it over to Adonai and watch how He will deal with it!
Have a blessed day letting anger go and giving it over to Adonai!
Shabbat Shalom!
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